Rituparna Chakraborty, President of the Indian Staffing Federation and Co-founder at staffing firm TeamLease told Business Today that compared to the same period last year, the flexi-hiring industry has witnessed a jump of 10-15 per cent in demand

The new FDI norms have not only relaxed the local sourcing requirement but also take care of the sales volume hurdle posed by the previous brick-and-mortar first requirement before permitting direct online retailing. Both these restrictions had made a lot of brands balk at entering the Indian market.

Govt proposes ban on e-cigarettes, up to 3-year jail, Rs 5 lakh fine for offendersIndia's health ministry has proposed a ban on the production and import of electronic cigarettes, documents seen by Reuters showed, potentially jeopardizing the expansion plans of big firms like Juul Labs and Philip Morris International. The ministry has proposed that the government issue an executive order banning the devices in the public interest, saying it was needed to ensure e-cigarettes don't ...

US says India has taken a series of protectionist measures by imposing stricter foreign investment rules for the online retail sector and outlining plans to force companies to store more of their data locally

E-commerce firms focus on small towns to fuel job opportunities, say expertsE-commerce companies are betting big on small towns to explore the opportunities offered by a large customer base and are expanding their talent pool in these cities to fuel growth, experts say. They expect recruitment to go up by 15 per cent in this space. E-commerce companies have been setting up warehouses in small towns and have also been expanding their talent base in these towns.CII urges Modi govt t...